Eritrea vs Latvia: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people
Eritrea
0.1819 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Latvia
0.1864 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
76th
Latvia rank
75th
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people over time
- Eritrea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.1864 infections per 1,000 people against 0.1819 infections per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0045 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 76th and Latvia ranks 75th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2441 infections per 1,000 people | 2.86 infections per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.7785 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4831 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2953 infections per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.2027 infections per 1,000 people | 0.4281 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2254 infections per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 0.1899 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2357 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0458 infections per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new infections of hiv per 1,000 people, Eritrea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.1864 infections per 1,000 people against 0.1819 infections per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in new infections of hiv per 1,000 people between Eritrea and Latvia?
- 0.0045 infections per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Latvia rank globally for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Eritrea ranks 76th and Latvia ranks 75th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.